From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestions for mode-line-format changes Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:26:39 -0600 (MDT) Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <200208250526.g7P5Qd012011@wijiji.santafe.edu> References: <5xk7mlfsvf.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <874rdl357r.fsf@wesley.springies.com> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1030253742 18267 127.0.0.1 (25 Aug 2002 05:35:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:35:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: storm@cua.dk, emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17iq3p-0004kV-00 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:35:41 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17iqY1-0001fS-00 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:06:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17iq55-0008GA-00; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:36:59 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17ipvF-0006lx-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:26:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17ipv9-0006ha-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:26:46 -0400 Original-Received: from pele.santafe.edu ([192.12.12.119]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17ipv8-0006gU-00; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:26:42 -0400 Original-Received: from wijiji.santafe.edu (wijiji [192.12.12.5]) by pele.santafe.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7P5R5527051; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:27:05 -0600 (MDT) Original-Received: (from rms@localhost) by wijiji.santafe.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.9.3) id g7P5Qd012011; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:26:39 -0600 (MDT) X-Authentication-Warning: wijiji.santafe.edu: rms set sender to rms@wijiji using -f Original-To: ats@acm.org In-Reply-To: <874rdl357r.fsf@wesley.springies.com> (message from Alan Shutko on Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:33:28 -0400) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:6858 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:6858 Personally, I think that the global-mode-string information is more important to me than the modes, and this new change is exactly opposite my priorities. I think that most people would probably agree with me. Can we have a survey of some sort to decide whether to keep this change? This seems like the right sort of question for a poll.